Mt. Fuji from Mizukubo

Takahashi Shōtei

1871–1945

Mt. Fuji from Mizukubo, circa 1938, Showa period (1926–1989)

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: color woodcut

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 237 x 370 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 9 5/16 x 14 9/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 262 x 392 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 10 5/16 x 15 7/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in

Credit line: Gift of Fina C. Ott

Accession number: 1979.0181

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Exhibition Label:
"Tradition and Modernity: Japanese Art of the Early Twentieth Century," Jan-2005, Hillary Pedersen
Depicting landscape through close observation of detail and perspective was an important theme of early twentieth century Japanese prints. As widespread industrialization and modernization was seen as the cause for the disappearance of the nation’s natural features, rendition of landscapes allowed artists to express pride in Japan’s mountains, rivers and coasts, while also lamenting the destruction of this natural environment. Mikubo Village features one of the most ubiquitous symbols of Japan, Mt. Fuji, shaded in dramatic pink and purple tones as it appears behind a small village during sunset. The dwellings at the base of the mountain are already bathed in darkness, but their windows glow warmly from within.